Kesst of Clan Ash-Kai has never known freedom. Treated as a pawn, a fragile plaything for cruel masters, he expects nothing but pain. Until the new healer arrives.
Scarred, massive, and wielding terrifying magic, the orc healer is everything Kesst despises. Their first clash makes them bitter enemies. But when an attack leaves Kesst broken and bleeding, it is the healer who carries him to safety, who tends his wounds, and who refuses to let him fall.
Trapped together in the healer’s hidden sickroom, Kesst discovers unexpected gentleness in the monster he swore to hate. Desire builds, even as danger closes in. Can he surrender to his forbidden enemy’s protection, or will love only destroy them both?
